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Is Egypt-Style Internet Shutdown Coming To US?
LOS ANGELES (CBS) — Bill Gates says it’s “not that hard”. Egyptian officials simply gave an order and it happened instantaneously. And the Obama administration says it’s critical to national security....
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Mayor: US Shutdown To Cost LA $560M
LOS ANGELES (CBS) — As lawmakers on Capitol Hill scramble to avert a shutdown of the federal government, the mayor of Los Angeles warned on Thursday that the local financial fallout could be...
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IRS Delays, Park Closures Loom Ahead Of Possible US Shutdown
LOS ANGELES (CBS) — As lawmakers on Capitol Hill rush to beat the clock on a looming government shutdown, taxpayers across the Southland and the nation are facing the very real prospect of widespread...
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Media Blitz Warns Drivers To Stay Off The 405 During July Shutdown
LOS ANGELES (CBS) — City transportation officials are warning commuters to prepare for what some are calling a traffic Armageddon this summer. KNX 1070’s John Brooks reports an ad blitz from Metro...
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LAPD Enlists Celebrities To ‘Tweet’ About 405 Shutdown
LOS ANGELES (CBS) — The Los Angeles Police Department hopes some serious star power will help save the day, or rather the entire weekend, when the 405 Freeway shuts down in two weeks. The department is...
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Hospitals Unveil ‘Carmeggedon’ Housing Plan For Westside Medical Staff
LOS ANGELES (CBS) — Hospital officials on Friday said there is a plan in place to ensure thousands of Westside medical personnel will be able to get to work during the upcoming 405 freeway shutdown...
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Debt Standoff May Cost SoCal FAA Contractors $400M
LOS ANGELES (CBS) — Local businesses stand to lose hundreds of millions of dollars as lawmakers in Washington remain deadlocked in efforts to avoid a U.S. default on its debt. The Federal Aviation...
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Partial FAA Shutdown Enters Second Week As Congress Eyes Summer Break
LOS ANGELES (CBS) — Will Congressional lawmakers jump on the next plane for their summer getaway without funding the nation’s airliner authority? A partial shutdown of the Federal Aviation...
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Delta To Refund Passengers Tax Money From FAA Shutdown
LOS ANGELES (CBS) — Airlines have been widely criticized for pocketing federal tax money during the FAA shutdown. Now, at least one of them, Delta Airlines, is refunding that money to passengers. The...
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FAA Shutdown Affects Jobs, Projects At Southland Airports
LOS ANGLES (CBS) — President Obama is ordering Congress to get back to work and end a partial Federal Aviation shutdown. The shutdown comes after Congress went on vacation without approving funding...
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Boxer: Half-Finished SoCal Airport Tower ‘Sad Symbol’ Of DC Gridlock
LOS ANGELES (CBS) — A California lawmaker on Wednesday lamented the site of a partially-constructed airport tower as a “sad symbol of bipartisan brinksmanship” after the project was temporarily idled...
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Nuclear Reactor At San Onofre Plant Shut Down Over Possible Leak
SAN CLEMENTE (CBS) — A partial shutdown of the San Onofre nuclear power plant was in effect Wednesday after sensors detected a possible leak in one of the reactor units. Jennifer Manfre with Southern...
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Customers Asked To Limit Summer Power Use If San Onofre Repairs Delayed
SAN CLEMENTE (CBS) — Southern California residents could face a power crunch just as the summer heat begins to set in later this year if repairs at the San Onofre power plant are delayed. KNX 1070’s...
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US Navy OKs 1st-Ever Deal To Trim Electricity Use Over San Onofre Troubles
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The U.S. Navy is nearing a first-time agreement to curb electricity use at its sprawling San Diego-area bases if power runs short in Southern California this summer, a deal intended...
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CBS2, KCAL9 Agree To Pool Helicopter Coverage Of ‘Carmageddon II’
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — This year’s sequel to a weekend-long shutdown of the 405 Freeway along the Sepulveda Pass may have a slightly different — and less noisy — twist. For the first time ever,...
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Pasadena Declares Temporary Water Shortage Emergency
(courtesy MWDSC) PASADENA (CBSLA.com) — Residents and businesses in the foothill communities of Pasadena, La Cañada Flintridge, La Crescenta and Altadena were being asked Wednesday to reduce their...
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Coldwater Canyon Avenue To Close For 5 Weeks Starting Saturday
STUDIO CITY (CBSLA.com) — The five-week closure of Coldwater Canyon Avenue begins Saturday at 8:30 a.m. The popular thoroughfare will close in both directions from Ventura Boulevard to Mulholland...
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Calif. Solar Power Output Hits Record High
SAN CLEMENTE (CBSLA.com) — California is now the largest producer of solar power in the nation. KNX 1070’s Chris Sedens reports the distinction comes as Southern California Edison announced it would...
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OC Power Customers Face Summer Squeeze
HUNTINGTON BEACH (CBSLA.com) — It could be a long, hot summer for Orange County residents and businesses facing power shortages due to the shutdown of the San Onofre nuclear power plant. KNX 1070’s Jon...
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Fight Looms Over San Onofre Shutdown Costs
SAN CLEMENTE (CBSLA.com) — Lawmakers in Sacramento are deciding who will pay for the shutdown of the San Onofre nuclear power station in San Clemente. KNX 1070’s Ron Kilgore reports at issue is how...
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